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Condemning Orlando attack, senior UN Advisor gravely concerned by homophobia and islamophobia that followed

Jun 18, 2016, at 12:29 pm

New York, June 18 (Just Earth News):A senior United Nations human rights advisor has condemned the criminal attack that took place at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on 12 June, in which 49 people were killed and 53 injured, and expressed grave concern at the outpouring of hatred, homophobia and Islamophobia that followed the incident, which targeted the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.